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Warm winter: 'Winter Is Coming’, a first time ever collaboration between Amadeus Symphony Orchestra and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, is held on May 3, at Aula Simfonia Jakarta concert hall in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.
Warm winter: 'Winter Is Coming’, a first time ever collaboration between Amadeus Symphony Orchestra and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, is held on May 3, at Aula Simfonia Jakarta concert hall in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.
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'Winter is Coming' concert by Amadeus and Tokyo Symphony enchants Jakarta

Under the watchful eye of depictions of classical music’s greats on the walls of the concert hall, including Mozart, Bach, Handel, Schubert, Rachmaninoff et al, the combined orchestras served a splendid repast.

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Gunpowder and unspoken tension set Mouly Surya's 'Perang Kota' ablaze

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Outkast, Soundgarden, Cyndi Lauper among Rock Hall inductees

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